IndyCar has been threatening to introduce a simple hybrid energy system to its race cars for the better part of a decade. The series finally had a plan in place to implement such a change for the start of the 2022 season, which it announced in late 2019. Then COVID happened and the electrified DW-12 … Read more
Photo: Justin Casterline (Getty Images) For the folks that come to the Indy 500 by car, you have a handful of parking options at the Speedway. If you’re a thinking man who plans in advance, you might have purchased parking tickets for the infield, or for one of the official parking lots across from the … Read more
Image: IndyCar America’s premier open wheel series has rejected one team’s bid to run a bizarre joint Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Donald J. Trump livery for the biggest race on the calendar next month, according to reports from Racer. In case you’re living under a rock, 2024 is an election year, and the series … Read more
Significantly more people in the world know about Mickey Thompson’s death than his life. The unconscionable contract killing of one of Southern California hot rodding’s favored sons and his beloved wife over a business merger gone awry was a dark cloud hanging over the beautiful sunshine that was his long and illustrious career. Mickey might … Read more
Fernando Alonso thinks that he’ll be physically capable of racing Formula One’s 1000-horsepower hybrid monsters until he’s 50 years old. The 42-year-old, currently racing with Aston Martin, made his F1 debut in 2001 with Minardi. Alonso’s move to Aston last year immediately led to an uptick in form, with the Spaniard finishing on the podium … Read more
